What is the biggest issues/concerns facing Ireland today?

Strumms

Levels and manner of immigration influences the quality and quantity of housing and healthcare that can be offered.

Uncharted2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120814064#Comment_120814064

Climate change is nothing new.

tesla_newbie

Depends which paper you read , if you read the Irish times, then climate change is the big issue

if you don’t read the Irish times, immigration as the lack of accommodation is inextricably linked to a huge increase in demand for same

Faugheen

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120843350#Comment_120843350

Neither is immigration or housing.

TokTik

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120843350#Comment_120843350

No. They’ve been wrong about it for decades now.

https://cei.org/blog/wrong-again-50-years-of-failed-eco-pocalyptic-predictions/

Richard Hillman

The degeneration of society. Lower social standards. People cry about social conservatism but a bit of structure keeps society together. I'm not saying bring back Archbishop McQuaid but if it continues to diminish we'll end up with a failed society like San Francisco or LA.

gmisk

I went for healthcare, I suppose people's choices are coloured by their particular situation. The Irish healthcare system is an unmitigated shambles, given the amount invested.

tesla_newbie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120843423#Comment_120843423

Everything traditional is bad and must go

batman_oh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120843423#Comment_120843423

I see it every day in the city centre and living beside Ballymun. There were always scum, but now they basically just do whatever they want and know nobody will stop them (especially teenagers who are untouchable). Open use of crack pipes across from me on Pearse Street at 4pm when I'm waiting for the bus to go home is also a nice thing to watch.

Tell me how

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120843414#Comment_120843414

Last week had the 7 hottest recorded days on the planet.

New York, Netherlands, Mexico, India, Spain, England all had massively impactful events because of the changing climate in the last week.

It's playing out pretty much exactly as the scientists have said it would.

And all the people who complain about immigrants taking over while simultaneously saying there's a disproportionally high number of mixed couples on TV, are going to spend the rest of their lives watching refugee crises after refugee crises as people in poorer countries suffer first the consequences of the changing climate. These clowns literally undermine the presence of what will be the biggest driver of human movement in our lifetimes.

Grayson

For the simple scale of it I'd say housing/homelessness. I'd say it affects more people, in a direct manner, than any of the others.

I would have also included the climate on that poll.

Thing is that there's so many that are interlinked. A government that cared about social housing would be very likely to have better healthcare. They'd probably also help minority rights.

Our biggest problem is having a government that just doesn't care.

z80CPU

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120843423#Comment_120843423

And Seattle.

There's a Facebook page

" Seattle looks like $hit "

creeper1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120843406#Comment_120843406

Yes, it is in relative terms. I'm old enough to remember Ireland in the 1980s and immigrants were as rare as hens teeth. There was no money in Ireland and nobody wanted to come here

creeper1

Global warming is an absolute non issue because the much bigger issue of depopulation (population of Europe and much of Asia are below replacement levels). The next generation will pollute less because for the most part they will be much smaller.

Immigration is the serious issue. It tears apart a society. It causes devisions and stokes resentment.We have seen it in France and elsewhere.

Tell me how

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120846076#Comment_120846076

Unmitigated BS.

All of it.

saintsaltynuts

Immigration for me. The more people that come here puts more pressure on housing and a healthcare system that's already ticking over. Not really fair on our own people but the government don't care were an E.U. state now.

AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120827179#Comment_120827179

Lots. Yes it's OK if you are gay you can marry but being Trans in this Country means no Trans healthcare. There is not a single Public or Private hospital in this Country that does FFS or a Treacheal Shave or Orieochtomy aka removal of balls or vaginaplasty for TransWomen or removal of overys and the Womb for Transmen so yes there is still a lot needed yet.

It's disgracefully. Most surgeons know or have learned about all these things and it's not like there is a special operation table needed it's the same one as used for every other major operation like operations on the heart etc. Yes maybe specialised dungeons are needed I understand it takes years of experience to get good at any operation so maybe only so many things a certain surgeon can do but even a surgeon that could do a Vaginaplasty could probably work on a heart operation too or ones to do do with the kidney or liver or intestines even.

It should be possible is all I am saying.

Everlong1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120846619#Comment_120846619

A Transgender Equality study in 2017 estimated the number of trans people in Ireland as between 3,500 and 4000. I'm sure the lack of gender reassignment facilities is distressing for those affected but it's hardly one of the biggest issues in the country which was the OP's question.

Tony EH

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120845145#Comment_120845145

It's fucking hilarious listening to these gobshites isn't it? Whinging about "immigrants" and simultaneously muttering that climate change isn't real. All the while being ignorant of the fact that as some countries get warmer to the point of being uninhabitable, their populations will try to move north to more milder climes.

osarusan

Housing, without any shadow of a doubt, in terms of the widescale nature of and immediacy of impact.

suvigirl

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120846076#Comment_120846076

Immigration doesn't tear apart a society, the racist behaviour of people tears apart society.

ELM327

Inflation.

Seconded by wastage of taxpayer funds on poorly thought out expenditures that do not offer value (eg HAP vs building social housing)

TokTik

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120845145#Comment_120845145

How many years have we had such accurate scientific instruments as we do today?

The Romans were able to grow grapes up at Hadrians wall when they were there. Could you grow grapes in Northern England nowadays??

TokTik

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120846929#Comment_120846929

And as more people move from undeveloped countries to developed countries, does the developed countries carbon footprint increase, or decrease?

Tell me how

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120847493#Comment_120847493

Is this supposed to be an argument of some sort?

Strumms

Look at France, immigration has and is causing difficulties…. terror attacks etc… how much of that is down to racism of French people ?

how much is down in some way to immigration ? Look at the Nice terror attack… Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel the perpetrator was not born in France.

look at the attacks, every year, sometimes multiple attacks on civilians, police, army……few are the cause of indigenous people.

so immigration not causing issues ? Social issues , security issues , terrorism are all problems brought about by next to unrestricted immigration.

how long before some of these people think above knives and guns or hijacking’s ? Get more organised ?

how long before it happens here ?

largely an unarmed Garda. French police unlike ours but like most EU forces are highly resourced and close to 100% armed.

A couple of years ago around 19% of gardai were trained and authorised to carry firearms..

here never mind having a lack of Gardai, lack of armed Gardai, there are according to the force themselves, not even enough Garda vehicles for the not enough Gardai.

so if some attack or threat manifests itself this evening…. Or whenever as it probably will looking at the trend in the EU…. Can it be repelled with minimal injuries or loss of life ? Doesn’t sound like it.

Tell me how

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120847662#Comment_120847662

how long before it happens here ?

Ye have been saying that with 20 years.

This post could be lifted straight from a 'letters to the editor' contribution on the Daily Mail or Telegraph.

Oscar_Madison

Getting Ryan Tubridy a new job- we’ll never hear the end of it if we don’t - his wailing will be heard from Clifden to Ballyconneely and every other important news story won’t get the attention that’s required.

Need to start a Gofundme for him

Other than that- Global warming kindof trumps everything right now - as Ryanzer sez, “da Childers are our future”

Stephen_Maturin

I put housing, absolute disgrace and failure of government the state things are now.

Linked with that though is the asylum seeker crisis (Not immigration, immigration is v important for our country) letting anyone turning up “Eh…yeah I em lost my passport while on the flight over here” come right on in, free accommodation, meals, medical.

Already have record numbers on the housing list and are adding to it at a crazy rate with randomers from everywhere. Costing us enormous money.

Our services are hugely strained at the moment and we’re only adding to the burden by being so lax.

We’ve already done well more than our fair share on this and need to get our own shop in order first before continuing.

notnattynate

These arguments are always divided socio economically,

Those on late 5 upto and beyond six figures a year, mortgages secured living in a affluent areas checking the Sp500 every evening , then climate and protect the refugees stance will be their biggest issues, while the only time they see refugees will be on the news at 6pm.

Those on lower incomes, not making rent with a mortgage a pipe dream, they are you know the ones who will actually have the refugees moving in next door to them. Who will have to choose between food or fuel this winter, are the ones baring the brunt of these radical changes not group A.

The irony is the first crowd think they know what's best for those living with the consequences of these issues and pepper you with buzzwords like racist etc if you don't agree with their stance all the while their going skiing with the gang from work this fall and filling their oil tank with 1200litres.

These arguments bear no fruit, the country has never been more divided.

The gap between the wealthy and poor in this country is at alarming levels, its the foremost issue in my opinion and will be even more highlighted when a global economic collapse arrives sooner than later.